Comments on: Saving the Best for Last: 25 Great Closing Tracks

By: Marshall

Marshall — Wed, 21 Oct 2009 01:59:05 +0000

“Fillmore Jive,” at the end of Pavement’s _Crooked Rain, Crooked Rain_.

By: Nick

Nick — Wed, 07 Oct 2009 02:55:37 +0000

I’m sorry but…what the hell? Where is Rock ‘n’ Roll Suicide by David Bowie?

By: Ryan

Ryan — Thu, 13 Aug 2009 21:46:47 +0000

“Like Suicide” by Soundgarden seems like it’s missing from the list. That’s too bad.

By: Deano

Deano — Wed, 12 Aug 2009 13:42:27 +0000

Sad Eyed Lady of the Lowlands just kills me. Sometimes I cannot even listen too it because it’s just too much. Beyond masterpiece.
“…with your mercury mouth, in the missionary times…”

By: Varx

Varx — Wed, 05 Aug 2009 18:00:45 +0000

Couldn’t agree more with:

WHEN THE LEVY BREAKS FROM Led Zeppelin IV
GOODBYE from Madman Across The Water by Elton John;
FREE BIRD on Lynyrd Skynyrd’s self titled first album;
WHIPPING POST on The Allman Brothers;
WIND UP from Jethro Tull’s Agualung;
JUNGLELAND from Born to Run;
LOVE REIGN O’ER ME from Quadrophenia; and
THE END on The Doors

And let’s not forget:

KARNEVIL 9 (Welcome Back My Friends…)on Brain Salad Surgery by ELP;
CLOSE TO THE EDGE on Yes’ Close To The Edge ablum;
CLOSING TIME from Lyle Lovett’s self titled debut album;
and for pure sublimity,
RESOLUTION from Birds of Fire by The Mahavishnu Orchestra

By: Are you kidding?

Are you kidding? — Sat, 23 May 2009 20:37:58 +0000

“The End” by the Doors is the best closing track of any album, ever. It doesn’t even matter what type of music you personally enjoy. The only exception: You could be legally retarded…seriously. IF you’re LD or something, it will go over YOUR head.

By: Tony Ro

Tony Ro — Tue, 24 Mar 2009 00:06:59 +0000

A few more to consider next time and some of my personal favorites to end an album go as:

Whipping Post – The Allman Brothers debut album.

Caroline No – Pet Sounds

Good Night – The Beatles (White Album) through all the mess and overload of songs none fit better than Ringo whispering “Good Night”

Toad – Fresh Cream, being a drummer the first time listening to the album straight through the song reminded me who was the motor of this band no other than Ginger Baker.

The End – The Doors, need i say more.

Riders On The Storm – L.A. Woman, almost a send off like Mr. Morrison was packing his bags.

All Apologies – In Utero, through all the alternative and heavy attack we see Kurt Cobain’s Pop influences.

Freedom – Rage Against the Machine debut album, from start to finish it seems like this album never stops and the band pounding the message into us.

Only In Dreams – Weezer debut “Blue” album

By: MaxP

MaxP — Tue, 27 Jan 2009 02:08:38 +0000

The closing track to XTC’s “Oranges and Lemons” is “Chalkhills and Children”. Maybe the band’s best song.

By: Christina

Christina — Wed, 21 Jan 2009 18:00:51 +0000

I’m surprised “The Show Must Go On” from Queen’s Innuendo album wasn’t included here. Not only is it their best final track, but it was Freddie’s goodbye to the fans–and he delivered.

By: Zach

Zach — Wed, 21 Jan 2009 12:36:41 +0000

Great tracks. Radiohead have far too many, they seem to be particularly strong at great closing tracks: Street Spirit, The Tourist, Motion Picture Soundtrack, Life in a Glasshouse, A wolf at the Door. Some of the best tracks they’ve ever written, and that’s saying something!
And for the guy who was saying “where is my mind?” , that’s cheating a bit! But yeah it carries the film out in true style. Another one I love is hearing “paint it black” at the end of Stanley Kubrick’s FMJ

By: Vickie

Vickie — Sat, 17 Jan 2009 01:12:03 +0000

awesome! though i think the Abbey Road ending could’ve fit here…

By: Jack

Jack — Fri, 16 Jan 2009 07:29:10 +0000

Wow jay are you serious? since when does an album need to collect dust for a few decades to get critical acclaim.

Btw wheres Goodbye from Madman Across The Water by Elton John. Not a great single, but a perfect closing melody to wrap up one of the great albums ever.

By: Aadu K

Aadu K — Sun, 04 Jan 2009 16:09:07 +0000

Nothing in return (walk away) from Over the Under by Down.

But also the closing songs from Down’s previous albums – Bury me in smoke from NOLA and Landing on the Mountains of Meggido from II: A bustle in your hedgerow – are easily best of their kind.

By: Aidan

Aidan — Sat, 03 Jan 2009 23:58:27 +0000

Let me just say that you guys dropped the ball by not including marvin Gaye`s Inner City Blues from his epic album What`s Going On.From an album that expresses his fears and concerns for a country mixed up in racial riots and a doomed war in Vietnam, the song with it`s moody and dark undertones is like a plea for the sane to take back control of the asylum.Oh yeah, and it`s a pretty cool tune as well.